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Luiz Felipe Assis dos Santos, commonly known as Felipe Santos or by his nickname Filipinho, is a jiu-jitsu athlete and a black belt in this martial art under Rodrigo Thiago, who worked extensively with Douglas Rufino and Sandro Vieira while climbing the ranks of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF). Felipe Santos is also another successful athlete from the Favela do Cantagalo, a Rio de Janeiro slum famous in the BJJ world for its production of many well-known competitors such as Fernando Terere, Natan Chueng, Alan Finfou, to name a few.

Felipe Santos Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Luiz Felipe Assis dos Santos

Nickname: Filipinho is an endearing way of saying “Little Felipe” in Portuguese slang. The name dates back to when Santos was a toddler and cared for by a child-minder with a biological son with the same forename. As Santos was the youngest and smallest of the two, he was labeled Little Felipe.

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Alexandre Paiva > Rodrigo Thiago > Felipe Santos

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF European Championship (2024 brown)
  • 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2022 purple)
  • 1st Place IBJJF South American Championship (2019 blue, 2023 brown)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2024 brown)
  • 2nd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2021 purple, 2023 brown)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF South American Championship (2021 purple)
  • 2nd Place AJP Grand Slam, RJN (2018 blue)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF South American Championship NOGI (2021 purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2024 brown)

* Absolute
** Weight and Absolute

Favorite Position/Technique: Back Attacks

Weight Division: Meio Pesado (88,30 kg / 195.0 lbs)

Team/Association: Alliance

Luiz Felipe Santos Biography

Felipe Santos was born on October 08, 2001, in the Cantagalo neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. This neighborhood is one of the most famous Brazilian slums in the jiu-jitsu world, as it was the birthplace of many of the sport’s former champions.

Influenced by many of his friends who trained jiu-jitsu at the local community center – where many of Cantagalo’s grappling phenoms had started years before him – Felipe Santos began practicing the Gentle Art. By his admission, in an interview given to BJJ Heroes in October 2024, the students’ free meals at the end of each BJJ class were another strong argument for his initial engagement with the team.

At this non-profit jiu-jitsu project, Filipinho met his first instructor, Douglas Rufino (Trator), a figure who became a major influence on Santos’ development in the sport. Guided by Rufino, and Sandro Vieira, Felipe represented the Fightzone team in Copa Cabana (Checkmat affiliate) for many years, but despite his good results, Santos struggled to earn a living from the sport. That changed once he was offered a coaching role at the Alliance Academy in Rio de Janeiro, a time when he was a brown belt.

The decision to teach at Alliance coincided with Santos’s representing the BJJ Eagle as an athlete in the tournament circuit. In July 2024, the Alliance Leblon team leader, Rodrigo Thiago, promoted Felipe to black belt.

Luiz Felipe Santos’ Adult Rank Promotions:
Black Belt: July 24, 2024 (Rodrigo Thiago)
Brown Belt: May 16, 2022 (Douglas Rufino & Sandro Vieira)
Purple Belt: July 7, 2020 (Douglas Rufino & Sandro Vieira)

Felipe Santos Grappling Record

21 WINS
  • BY POINTS
    2 (10%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    1 (5%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    18 (86%)
  • BY DECISION
    0 (0%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

18 SUBMISSIONS WINS

#214eb8
RNC
22
4
#86e620
Choke from back
22
4
#5AD3D1
Katagatame
17
3
#d1212a
Armbar
11
2
#fad11b
Submission
11
2
#f58822
Straight ankle lock
11
2
#224aba
Suloev stretch
6
1
18
(100%) SUBMISSIONS
5 LOSSES
  • BY POINTS
    2 (40%)
  • BY ADVANTAGES
    0 (0%)
  • BY SUBMISSION
    2 (40%)
  • BY DECISION
    1 (20%)
  • BY PENALTIES
    0 (0%)
  • BY DQ
    0 (0%)

2 SUBMISSIONS LOSSES

#214eb8
Straight ankle lock
50
1
#86e620
Armbar
50
1
2
(100%) SUBMISSIONS

Felipe Santos Fight History

ID Opponent W/L Method Competition Weight Stage Year
51541Nolan StuartNolan StuartLPts: 2x0Contagem Open88KG4F2024
51571Gabriel BrodGabriel BrodLStraight ankle lockContagem OpenABSF2024
51853Rui NetoRui NetoLReferee DecisionADGS RJ85KG4F2024
51857Gabriel GalvaoGabriel GalvaoLPts: 5x4ADGS RJ85KGRPC2024
52244Leandro RounaudLeandro RounaudLArmbarVitoria OpenABSSF2024
51540Matheus InacioWKatagatameContagem Open88KGR12024
51561Benevaldo PachecoWRNCContagem OpenABSR12024
51568Oziel SantosWChoke from backContagem OpenABS4F2024
51569Yann CathalatWArmbarContagem OpenABSSF2024
51825Ramiro GalvanWChoke from backADGS RJ85KGR12024
51838Wilker LimaWPts: 2x2ADGS RJ85KGR22024
51848Antonio AmaralWPts: 7x0ADGS RJ85KG8F2024
51855Manoel PortoWArmbarADGS RJ85KGRPC2024
52225Joao GuedesWSubmissionVitoria Open88KGSF2024
52226Lucas SerradoWSubmissionVitoria Open88KGF2024
52240Mateus AraujoWRNCVitoria OpenABS4F2024
53718Alisson SouzaWKatagatameCuritiba SPO88KG4F2024
53720Pedro LopesWChoke from backCuritiba SPO88KGSF2024
53722Manoel PortoWSuloev stretchCuritiba SPO88KGF2024
54285Joao FreitasWChoke from backRio SPO88KG4F2024
54289Lucas SerradoWStraight ankle lockRio SPO88KGSF2024
54290Nicolas WhittemburyWRNCRio SPO88KGF2024
54310Nicolas WhittemburyWKatagatameRio SPOABS4F2024
54311Lucas SerradoWPts: 0x0, AdvRio SPOABSSF2024
54313Caio GoncalvesWRNCRio SPOABSF2024
55395Henrique RussiWStraight ankle lockADXC 7NASPF2024
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